Post.



UNITED STATES PAEN-T OFFICE.

ROBERT SHERMAN PARIS. OF LOLA, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTH TO\VILLIAM F. PARIS, JR, OF LOLA, KENTUCKY.

POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1905.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT SHERMAN PARIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lola, in the county of Livingston and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Post, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to fence-posts and similar structures of concreteor like material, and has for its object to improve and strengthen theconstruction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character.

ith these and other objects in view,

- which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood,the same consists in certain novel features of construction, ashereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corre sponding parts are denoted by like designatingcharacters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of theinvention capa ble of carrying the same into practical oper ation, itbeing understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto,as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage ofthe parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved post.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is atransverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 representperspective views of two forms of the metal stay members detached. Fig.6 is a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating a modification in theconstruction.

The improved post may be of any required size and of any of the variouscompounds of concrete or artificial stone employed in manufacturingposts of this class, such posts be ing usually formed in suitable molds.

The improved post herein described and shown is represented as a wholeat 10 and has a metal stay member 11 embedded therein and entirelysurrounded by the material of which the post is composed. The staymember may be of any required form in transverse section and is providedwith lateral offsets 12 at the ends. The stay mem ber extends at thelower end below the ground-line of the post, (indicated at 13,) so thatan effectual resistance is offered to the lateral strains caused by theheaving of the frost, the offset ends materially increasing theresisting property of the post by effectually preventing anylongitudinal movement of the stay member.

Embedded in one side of the post above the ground-line is a wood member14, with one face flush with the outer surface of the post and also withthe material of the post inclining away from the wood member on allsides, as at 15.

The stay member 11 is provided at suitable intervals with apertures 16to receive binding-bolts 17, extending therefrom and through the woodmember 14 and provided 'with nuts 18, by which means the wood member isfirmly secured in position. As many of the bolts 17 may be employed asrequired, but for an ordinary-sized post two bolts to each wood memberwill be sufficient, as shown. The wood members may thus be readilyremoved when worn or broken or when decayed without disturbing the staymembers 11. This is an important advantage and adds materially to thevalue and utility of the post and prolongs the life of the same. Two ormore of the wood members will preferably be employed upon each post, asrepresented in Fig. 6, at corners and sharp angles of the line of thefencing.

The stay member 11 will preferably be L- shaped in transverse section,as in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, but may be tubular, as in Fig. 5, or anyother form upon which the lateral offsets 12 can be produced.

The wood member 14 is designed to receive the line -wire supportingstaples when the posts are employed in constructing wire fences or toreceive the holding nails or screws when the line members are of wood orother suitable material and will firmly support the same in position.

By inclining the surfaces of the post away from the wooden members 14the line-wires are prevented from bearing against the concrete materialof the post, thus avoiding the danger of fracturing the corners of thepost by the friction and strains imparted by the wires. Anotheradvantage gained by inclining the surfaces of the post away from thewooden inserted member is that during rainstorms the water flows awayfrom the wooden members and is less liable to lodge thereon or work inbetween the wood and the concrete material and rot the wood. Thedurability of the device is thus materially increased and its valuecorrespondingly increased.

Embedding the stay members 11 com pletely within the concrete of theposts is an important feature of the invention, as it is Well known thatmetal thus protected will be thoroughly preserved and prevented. fromdeterioration by the elements and will last as long as the concreteportions of the post.

It will thus be obvious that a very strong, rigid, and durable post isproduced which may be inexpensively manufactured and in any requiredsize and adapted to all the various forms of fences in common use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. A concretepost having a metal stay member embedded therein and entirely surroundedby the concrete material, a wood member embedded in one side of the postand with one surface exposed, and tie members connecting the woodenmember and metal stay member.

2. A concrete post having a metal stay member formed with lateraloffsets at the ends embedded therein and entirely surrounded by theconcrete material, a wood member embedded in one side of the post andwith one surface exposed, and tie members connecting the wooden memberand. metal. stay member.

3. A concrete post having a metal stay member embedded therein andentirely surrounded by the concrete material, a wood member embedded inone side of the post and with one surface exposed and with the materialof the post inclining away from said exposed surface at all sides, andtie members connecting the wooden member and metal stay member.

4. A concrete post for partially embedding in the ground, a metal staymember embedded in. said post and entirely surrounded by the material ofthe same and extending below the surface of the ground, a wood memberembedded in one side of the post and with one surface exposed, and tiemembers connecting the wooden member and metal stay member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT SHERMAN PARIS. lVitnesses:

WM. F. PARIS, J12, J OSEPII P. WILLIAMS.

